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Title: Kirkbean 2012 - Gulliver
Post by: skypurr on September 04, 2012, 21:34:55
Photos from the Gulliver diorama.  First of all, thank you to Macgayver for allowing me to copy his idea, and also to Playmobil for sending me the pirate.  :love:

I would have like to have built a city in the background, but the majority of my steck was in use for Hogwarts so I placed this display next to the Hogwarts display to give the impression of a town in the backgroung and concentrated on the shipwreck and the beach with the townsfolk gathering things from the shipwreck.

It was amazing the number of times I had to lay the ship down on its side because people kept standing it upright, thinking it had been knocked over  :lol:

Here's a photo of it the correct way...

(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac300/skypurr/Kirkbean%20Playmobil%20Exhibition%202012/Gulliver1.jpg)

Gulliver tied up...

(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac300/skypurr/Kirkbean%20Playmobil%20Exhibition%202012/Gulliver2.jpg)

A close up...

(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac300/skypurr/Kirkbean%20Playmobil%20Exhibition%202012/Gulliver7.jpg)

The townsfolk took away what they could...

(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac300/skypurr/Kirkbean%20Playmobil%20Exhibition%202012/Gulliver5.jpg)

(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac300/skypurr/Kirkbean%20Playmobil%20Exhibition%202012/Gulliver2.jpg)

(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac300/skypurr/Kirkbean%20Playmobil%20Exhibition%202012/Gulliver8.jpg)

(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac300/skypurr/Kirkbean%20Playmobil%20Exhibition%202012/Gulliver12.jpg)

(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac300/skypurr/Kirkbean%20Playmobil%20Exhibition%202012/Gulliver11.jpg)

While other townsfold watched from the cliff top...

(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac300/skypurr/Kirkbean%20Playmobil%20Exhibition%202012/Gulliver4.jpg)


Gulliver was very good and remained smiling throughout his ordeal...  ;D

(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac300/skypurr/Kirkbean%20Playmobil%20Exhibition%202012/Gulliver9.jpg)

I would have liked to make more of the display but space prevented this, so maybe next year I'll try again with a larger area and add more to it.

Elaine (http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac300/skypurr/mgqueen.gif)

Title: Re: Kirkbean 2012 - Gulliver
Post by: Gyps on September 04, 2012, 21:42:39
All I can say is 'wow!'  I love the whole thing, from the idea (which made me laugh out loud, so then I had to explain to other people in the room what I was laughing at! lol) through to the  brilliant execution of it - it's fantastic!
An excellent diorama - just one quick question, how big is Gulliver?  I wondered whether he was one of the 30cm figures they're selling on the playmo site, but then realised that if a normal figure is 7cm that couldn't be right  8}
Title: Re: Kirkbean 2012 - Gulliver
Post by: playmofire on September 04, 2012, 21:46:01
Great photos, Elaine.  I hope you will rerun it next year.
Title: Re: Kirkbean 2012 - Gulliver
Post by: bonniebeth on September 04, 2012, 21:46:10
This looks great, Elaine! Very well done.
Title: Re: Kirkbean 2012 - Gulliver
Post by: Pynedor on September 05, 2012, 00:26:07
This is a great display! ;)
Title: Re: Kirkbean 2012 - Gulliver
Post by: Wolf Knight on September 05, 2012, 05:30:53
Poor Gulliver!!! Good think he kept a smiling face!!!  :lol: Great diorama again, Elaine!!!
Title: Re: Kirkbean 2012 - Gulliver
Post by: Rhalius on September 05, 2012, 06:26:36
There sure are a lot of kegs coming from that shipwreck, maybe those clickies will be kind enough to put a handle on one of them so Gulliver can use it as a mug.  :)
Title: Re: Kirkbean 2012 - Gulliver
Post by: Georgeag1972 on September 05, 2012, 09:21:20
Wonderful diorama Elaine, many thanks for sharing.

George.
Title: Re: Kirkbean 2012 - Gulliver
Post by: Tiermann on September 05, 2012, 14:42:11
Nicely done, it's a great concept and you've pulled it off well I think.
Title: Re: Kirkbean 2012 - Gulliver
Post by: tonguello on September 05, 2012, 16:03:22
 :love: :love: :love: :love:

Fantastic!!! I SOOO WANT THAT GULLIVER!!!
Title: Re: Kirkbean 2012 - Gulliver
Post by: el jefe on September 05, 2012, 20:56:04
Amazing!! 
What a great display!! :clap: :clap:
Title: Re: Kirkbean 2012 - Gulliver
Post by: skypurr on September 05, 2012, 21:07:57
Thank you all for your lovely comments, I was a bit disappointed with the display because it wasn't really what I set out to do, but your comments have made me feel better about it.

- just one quick question, how big is Gulliver? 


He's about 24 inches.  He's what is known as a 'pelmet figure' - used in shop displays.  He's much more solid than the large 5 foot figures.  Playmobil UK kindly sent him to me to use in the display.

Elaine (http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac300/skypurr/mgqueen.gif)
Title: Re: Kirkbean 2012 - Gulliver
Post by: Pynedor on September 05, 2012, 21:11:00
Did they end up letting you keep him after all? :D
Title: Re: Kirkbean 2012 - Gulliver
Post by: skypurr on September 05, 2012, 22:04:29
Did they end up letting you keep him after all? :D
Well they haven't asked for him back yet.  ;)

Title: Re: Kirkbean 2012 - Gulliver
Post by: Pynedor on September 05, 2012, 22:27:13
Well they haven't asked for him back yet.  ;)

Interesting. ;)
Title: Re: Kirkbean 2012 - Gulliver
Post by: Rhalius on September 05, 2012, 23:41:54
Well its clear that your clickies don't want him to leave, considering that they tied him down. They must really like him too.  :)
Title: Re: Kirkbean 2012 - Gulliver
Post by: tonguello on September 06, 2012, 00:47:07
Well they haven't asked for him back yet.  ;)

to be fair give them two more days.... then keep it.  :love:

 :lol:
Title: Re: Kirkbean 2012 - Gulliver
Post by: bonniebeth on September 06, 2012, 01:28:07
If they ask for it back, tell them you can't, all your klickies have tied him down and won't let him go. :lol: I'd love to see their reaction!
Title: Re: Kirkbean 2012 - Gulliver
Post by: tonguello on September 06, 2012, 02:52:08
If they ask for it back, tell them you can't, all your klickies have tied him down and won't let him go. :lol: I'd love to see their reaction!

good one!  :lol:
Title: Re: Kirkbean 2012 - Gulliver
Post by: Rhalius on September 06, 2012, 17:36:43
Make sure to send them a picture of this along with the mail then.  :)
Title: Re: Kirkbean 2012 - Gulliver
Post by: Giorginetto on September 07, 2012, 00:00:58
Outstanding and so so soooo original !!! bravo !!!! :love: :love: :love:
Title: Re: Kirkbean 2012 - Gulliver
Post by: Rasputin on September 07, 2012, 16:54:19
it turned out great. thanks for shring